scented fern

Other forms: scented ferns

Definitions of scented fern

1. noun

   common perennial aromatic herb native to Eurasia having buttonlike yellow flower heads and bitter-tasting pinnate leaves sometimes used medicinally
   synonyms: Tanacetum vulgare, golden buttons, tansy

   type of:

   composite, composite plant

   considered the most highly evolved dicotyledonous plants, characterized by florets arranged in dense heads that resemble single flowers
2. noun

   fern of eastern North America with pale green fronds and an aroma like hay
   synonyms: Dennstaedtia punctilobula, boulder fern, hay-scented, hay-scented fern

   type of:

   fern

   any of numerous flowerless and seedless vascular plants having true roots from a rhizome and fronds that uncurl upward; reproduce by spores
3. noun

   sweetly scented African fern with narrow bipinnate fronds
   synonyms: Mohria caffrorum

   type of:

   fern

   any of numerous flowerless and seedless vascular plants having true roots from a rhizome and fronds that uncurl upward; reproduce by spores